Roundabout safety call
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THE ROAD Haulage Association highways and traffic committee is looking into the problems concerning the safety of lorries on roundabouts and when turning left at road junctions.
In conjunction with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the committee will look into claims of "apparent ignorance of other road users (particularly in small cars and on motorcycles) of the line that a long vehicle has to take in nego. tiating roundabouts", the com. mittee said.
A car which does not take du E care when entering a round. about can be crushed by the real part of a long vehicle, whose driver is not able to see the smal. ler vehicle.
Trouble can occur when a lonc vehicle has to move to the mite' or middle lane in order to be able to tackle a left-hand corner, the committee explained. Othei drivers may not understand the manoeuvre and accidents hap. pen.
The RHA hopes that RoSP,6 can teach drivers to be more aware of these situations anc that this information can be passed on to the appropriate local road safety organisations.